Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-05

Personal Points and Etems or kn-
IcrtSt from Oug sister cay.

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New tclegraph-po,,s are being put
up on Hull street.
Mr.. y. J.. Gary, of Henderson, y.
C.. is visiting friends in the city.
ECy. II. W. Williams, the patron of
the Missionary Society Of the Balm
hridge-Strcet Baptist chu ch ut Rich
moud College. will lprtach at that church
tonight.
Mrs. Thomas B. Sims, of New York,
is visiting her motherin-la Mrs. >.
f. Sims, Of this city
Misses Lula and Nirgic Gresset, OF
Baltimore, who have been visiting the
Misses Leonard, OF this city, have re-
turned home.
McssIs. o. ]. Merritt, f. A. Moore,
and ". NJ. Lipscomb have been chosen
delegates from New South Council,
Junior Ordor United American Me
chaucs OF this city, to the Grand State
Council, which meets IN Washington on
the 18th instant.
The lubHc schools Of Chesterfield
opened Monday, and the attendance ia
those i'm powmtc district is large.
ElDrc is little douht that Rev. john
6. Anderson. of Williamsburg, who
has ucaoAcUat tie Presbyterian churcn
in tins city for tE- iiat month, will b.
called 10 the pastoral charge Of the
cluIch He is good preacher and
has produced Il fine impression here.
Mr.. j. a. Blankineship, the sculptor
and painter who left Manchester over
five wears AGO to pursue hiS studies IN
New ork, IS here on a visit. Hc viii
sail for Europe ON thcl1tl, aad expects
to spend twoycars in Paris. Mr. Bank-
iDpship brought with him 70 p.e'c ot
sculpture entitled Ninth, ' which l"
las placed on exhibition ign Richmond.
lie Displfoh reporter a,Erow'cI Eo,
the receipt Of m invitation totIe "t,rsl
Grand bail of the as0n 10 be given
~ the Junior Crdc- United American
Mechanic, mt Odd-Fclovs Hall, Eighth
and HULL ttreets, Friday night. Re
cCuiion Committee :. +. Giillanl and
l.. :. Moore. Committee ON Arrange
mCnts: .. j. Ierritt aud Willie Good
win.
DR. John Jarrtt, Of Pennsylvania, i-
announced to- speak at Chesterfield
(outANac October 10Th, court day.
it Las been ruahcly announced that be-
vii tail. Dn thc tariff but 1t is under
stood !hat Gre comes here in the mtcres1
Of Malone.
anne ting Of the survivors of Com
Iouy T., Tounh\ ir3inia cavalry, viii b,
held al the Mayor s-louIt room to-day
To perfect arrangements for attcniln.
IN body the Leo-nonumout corner
tone laying. This company is moro
commonly known as the Chesterfield
Cavalry, of which il was pat. Among
It's members were a number Of Man
chester men. Captain Walter q. Clarke
who Was in cOmmaud OF the company
when the var closed, will be at the
head of the line on the day in question.
1t a former meeting held here there
were about thirty members present
There are about ten other survivors
who are expected to be present to-day
Tie new clerks Office at the Chester
field couIt house is nearly completed.
Ii is q tirst-rite building, and was not
erected any too soon. The next i'm
proycment there ought to be an en-
largement OF the courthouse. Ia the
present courthouse are some OF the
biicks used in constructing the first
court house erected in the county. Not
far from the new clerks office IS the
old wooden jail used prior to the Reyo-
utionary war. Some Of the timber.
in it are somewhat decayed but the
old structure bids fair to remain many
years 10 come.